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     John William Conner was buried at Sherwood Burial Park, 1045 Lynchburg Turnpike, Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^7,8,3 He was born on May 11, 1877 at Floyd Co., Virginia; His death certificate has a birth year of 1878.^1,2,5,3 He married Laura E. Udoxey Sisson, daughter of John Henry Sisson and Virginia Catherine "Ginny" Board, on December 9, 1903 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,2,3 John William Conner died on January 9, 1952 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 74.³

     Rheba Jane Light was buried at Iddings Cemetery, near intersection of Daniel's Run Road and Huffville Road, Terrys Fork, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁸ She was born on October 20, 1914 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^9,3,8 She married Joseph Conner "Joe" Link, son of David Wesley Link and Lucy Mary Conner, on December 17, 1932 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^{10,9,5,3,8,11} As of December 17, 1932,her married name was Link.¹² Rheba Jane Light died on November 19, 2010 at Virginia at age 96.⁸ She On November 19, 2010, our dear mother, Rheba Light Link, of Check, took her Savior's hand and left her earthly family to claim her reward in heaven. Rheba Light Link was born October 20, 1914 in Floyd County, Va. to Henry Jacob Light and Tempie Elizabeth Vest Light. She is the last surviving member of her family of nine siblings: Lacie (Archie) Vest, Harlie (Arlin), Hubert, Hulen, Roy (Norma), Carson (Hazel), Doy (Arlie), Clara and Louise. Many beloved nieces and nephews on the Link and Light side have been an important part of her life. On December 18, 1932, Rheba married Joseph Conner Link. They were married 31 years until Joe was taken from her and the family by a heart attack on November 18, 1963. To this union there were eight beloved children: Joan (Harless) Akers, Betty ( Ike) Reynolds, Mary (Cleve) Richardson, James (Peggy) Link, Danny Link, Brenda (Carl) Hungate, Paul Link, Allen (Pat) Link, and foster daughter, Joyce (Chris) Whittaker. Also left to cherish her memory are beloved family friends, Nancy Altice and Linda Pollard. Also preceding her in death were daughters-in-law, Darlene Link, Brenda Jenks and Karen Shepherd and sons-in-law, Ike Reynolds and Cleve Richardson. Rheba was called Granma by 29 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren, and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday, November 22, 2010 at Gardner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Glenn Griffin officiating. Interment will follow at the Iddings Cemetery at Terry's Fork. Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home on Sunday after 12 p.m. where the family will be from 3 to 5 p.m. There will be no night visitation. on November 21, 2010.⁸

     Mary Jane "Patsy" Atkins was born circa 1814 at Virginia.³ She married John Henry Underwood on December 31, 1838 at Franklin Co., Virginia.¹ As of December 31, 1838,her married name was Underwood.

     Glenn Harvey Peters was buried at Restvale Cemetery, 7529 Rt. 221, Check, Floyd Co., Virginia.^5,7 He Glenn Harvey Peters, 93 of Copper Hill, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020. He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard & Chloe Peters; son, Roger Peters; brother, Wayne Peters; sister, Peggy Harris; and brother-in-law, Don Fortner. Glenn was a man who never knew a stranger. He loved his family and friends and was always willing to lend a helping hand. Glenn was a lifelong farmer and loved the land and his cows. He was a simple man who enjoyed the simple things in life. He will be remembered as always having a smile on his face. He is survived by his wife 58 years, Nancy Hall Peters; son & daughter-in-law, Larry & Carol Peters; daughter & son-in-law, Carole & Brent Craighead; grandchildren, Becca Peters, Bradley Peters, and Samantha Craighead; sister, Shelby Fortner; and brother-in-law, Leonard Harris. A graveside service will be held in the Restvale Cemetery with Military Rites by Floyd VFW Post 7854 and American Legion Post 127.⁵ He was born on July 4, 1926 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 He married Nancy Marie/Maria Hall, daughter of Eldridge William Hall and Eva Nancy "Nannie" Poage, on April 28, 1961 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,8,5 Glenn Harvey Peters died on May 11, 2020 at Virginia at age 93.⁵

     Leonard James Peters was buried at Radford Cemetery, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on Route 888, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on November 8, 1900 at Virginia.¹ He married Chloe A. James on January 25, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 Leonard James Peters died on February 28, 1974 at age 73.¹

     Joan Link was buried at Sunset Cemetery, 501 South Franklin Street, Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Virginia.⁵ She was born on August 17, 1933 at Mattox Mountain, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,8,5 She married Harless Freeman Akers on December 29, 1951 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4,5 As of December 29, 1951,her married name was Akers. Joan Link died on April 4, 2016 at Virginia at age 82.⁵ She On Monday, April 4, 2016 Joan Link Akers, 82, of Riner went home to Heaven and entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, where she also joined her husband of 59 years, Harless Freeman Akers. She was born on Mattox Mountain in Check, Va. on August 17, 1933 to the late Joseph Conner Link and Rheba Jane (Light) Link. Joan worked at number of jobs during her life, Blue Ridge Overall Factory, Christiansburg Garment Company, Auburn School Cafeteria, Avon Lady, but her greatest life work was being a faithful, loving wife and Godly Christian mother who raised up five children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Joan is survived by five children, Vicki Painter (Buck), Donna Lucas (Danny), Jerry Akers (Lori), Cindy Hart (Tim), and Mark Akers (Alisa Knapp, fiancé). Grandma Akers was blessed with 11 grandchildren, Tonya Phillips, Melanie Bishop, Monica Percival, Justin and Katie Lucas, Zachary, Seth, Caleb, and Hannah Akers, Matthew and Colby Memitt; as well as 14 great grandchildren, Allison Bishop, Riley Phillips, Therron, Elijah, and Ivy Percival, Amelia and Cooper Lucas, Harleigh Mikels, Micah and Raegan Akers, Paisley Cox, Ava Holt, Aubrey Akers, and Sheila Memitt. Also surviving are four brothers, James (Peggy), Danny, Paul, and Allen Link; three sisters, Betty Reynolds, Mary Richardson, Brenda Hungate (Carl); and one foster sister, Joyce Whitaker (Chris). Friends may call at Gardner Funeral Home after 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2016 where the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at Gardner Funeral Home in Floyd at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 with Pastor Jerry F. Akers (son), and Pastor Ben Whitaker officiating. Interment will follow at Sunset Cemetery in Christiansburg. on April 7, 2016.⁵

     Chloe A. James was buried at Radford Cemetery, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway on Route 888, Floyd Co., Virginia.² She was born on June 28, 1905 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 She married Leonard James Peters, son of Charles Willis Peters, on January 25, 1922 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,4 As of January 25, 1922,her married name was Peters. Chloe A. James died on April 5, 2000 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 94.^2,4 She PETERS, Chloe James, 94, of Floyd, passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2000 in a Roanoke hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Peters and a son, Wayne Peters. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Glenn and Nancy Peters of Copper Hill; daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Lenard Harris of Salem, Shelby and Donald Fortner of Danville, Ky; grandchildren, Larry Wayne Peters, Carole Ann Craighead, Katherine Faith Hacker, Peggy Lynn Todaro, Michael L. Harris; great-grandchildren, Rebecca Peters, Bradley Peters, Quinn Todaro, Audrey Grace Hacker; sister, Mrs. Earl (Flora) Nolen of Floyd. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2000 at the Maberry Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Donald Fortner officiating. Burial will follow in the Radford Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Maberry Funeral Home. on April 7, 2000.⁴

     Dr. Gurney Pritchett "Geep" Whiteley was buried at Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.^1,3 His Social Security Number was 231-16-7273.⁴ He was born on January 16, 1923 at Whitset, Guilford Co., North Carolina.^4,1,2,5 He married Nancy Belle Sowers, daughter of Joseph Chymer Sowers and Elsie Edith Bower, on November 3, 1979 at Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge Co., Virginia.^6,7,1,2 Dr. Gurney Pritchett "Geep" Whiteley died on August 17, 2008 at Fishersville, Augusta Co., Virginia, at age 85.^4,1 He Dr. Gurney Pritchett (Geep) Whiteley, 85, of Rockbridge Baths, died Sunday, August 17, 2008, in Augusta Medical Center. Born January 16, 1923, in Whitset, N.C., he was a son of the late Gurney Leslie Whiteley and Lece Pritchett Whiteley. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Sowers Whiteley; two sons, David Whiteley, of Easthampton, Mass., and Jonathan Whiteley, of Linz, Austria; one daughter, Patricia Whiteley, of Brownsburg, Va; a stepson, Todd Cook, of Chesapeake, Va; a stepdaughter, Betsy Cook, of Vergennes, Vt; grandchildren, Jonathan and Stephanie Whiteley, Nicholas and Nolan Cook; and great-grandson, Tyler Whiteley. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Rockbridge Baths with Dr. William Klein officiating. Interment will be in Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery. on August 19, 2008.¹

     Monroe Wade was born on June 25, 1865 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1 He married Rosetta Mildred Cole, daughter of William Bird Cole Jr. and Sarah J. Iddings, on January 14, 1924 at Floyd Co., Virginia; This was Monroe's third marriage.¹ Monroe Wade died on February 25, 1939 at age 73.

     Mary C. Mangus was born in November, 1828 at Franklin Co., Virginia.^1,2 She married John C. Wade on January 6, 1848 at Floyd Co., Virginia.³ As of January 6, 1848,her married name was Wade.

     Permelia Ann O'Bryan was buried at Jacksonville Cemetery, intersection of Rt. 221 and Rt. 8, Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,1 She was born in 1815 at Bedford Co., Virginia.¹ She married Fleming W. Lester, son of Abner A. Lester and Rachel West, on November 20, 1840 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 As of November 20, 1840,her married name was Lester. Permelia Ann O'Bryan died on January 7, 1859 at Floyd Co., Virginia; Died of consumption.^4,1

     Shelba Jean Vest was buried at Wilson Cemetery, Daniel's Run Road (Rt. 661), Locust Grove, Floyd Co., Virginia.³ She was born on May 18, 1947 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.^8,1,5,6 She married Paul Huff Willett Jr. on September 5, 1965 at West Memphis, Crittenden Co., Arkansas.^1,5 As of September 5, 1965,her married name was Willett.⁵ Shelba Jean Vest and Paul Huff Willett Jr. were divorced on May 15, 1978 at Harrison Co., Texas.^1,9 Shelba Jean Vest died on July 25, 2014 at Virginia at age 67.^3,8 She Shelba Jean Willett, 67, of Floyd, passed away Friday, July 25, 2014. She was preceded in death by her father, Clinton Vest; and her brother, Terry Vest. She is survived by her mother, Catherine Vest; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Interment will follow at the Wilson Cemetery. on July 27, 2014.³

     Albert Gordon Earls was buried at Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 409 Ridgeview Road NW, off Rt. 8 N, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ He was born on September 27, 1875 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,3,2,4 He married Lurinda F. Sumner, daughter of Eli Sumner and Elizabeth "Eliza" Akers, on January 6, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,5,6,1 Albert Gordon Earls died on September 8, 1956 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 80.^5,6,1

     Lurinda F. Sumner was buried at Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 409 Ridgeview Road NW, off Rt. 8 N, Floyd Co., Virginia.⁴ She was born on August 22, 1876 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^2,3,4,1 She married Albert Gordon Earls, son of Henry Harrison Earls and Mary Susannah Lester, on January 6, 1897 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,2,3,4 As of January 6, 1897,her married name was Earls. Lurinda F. Sumner died on October 4, 1974 at Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 98.^2,3,4

     Frank Robertson Sowers and Willie Ila West were divorced.⁴ His Social Security Number was 226-30-3956.⁵ Frank Robertson Sowers was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, Mercer Co., West Virginia.⁶ He was born on July 22, 1912 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,5,2 He married Willie Ila West, daughter of William Jackson West and Eura Ellen Terry, on November 29, 1934 at Montgomery Co., Virginia.¹ Frank Robertson Sowers died in April, 1984 at West Virginia at age 71.⁵

     Helen Frances Hunter was buried at Evergreen Burial Park, 1307 Summit Ave SW, Roanoke, Virginia.¹ Her Social Security Number was 223-03-6598.³ She was born on September 12, 1909 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,2 She married Arthur Lewis Wimmer, son of William Covey Wimmer and Hannah Agnes Jackson, on January 1, 1932 at Roanoke, Virginia.^4,1,2 As of January 1, 1932,her married name was Wimmer.² Helen Frances Hunter died on February 28, 1992 at Roanoke, Virginia, at age 82.^3,1 She Helen Hunter Wimmer, age 82 of Roanoke, died Friday in a local hospital. She was a member of First Christian Church. Surviving are her husband, Arthur L. Wimmer; two sons, Neil J. Wimmer, Burlington, N. C; Donald L. Wimmer, Richmond; a daughter, Joyce W. Ross, Christiansburg; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted at 12:00 noon Monday from Oakey's Roanoke Chapel with the Rev. Jim Rivers officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the memorial fund at First Christian Church (344 W. Church Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va. 24016). Friends may call at Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, where the amily will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sunday. on March 1, 1992.¹